Protest in BTM over Ramalinga Reddy’s poster

Bengaluru: BTM Layout, which registered a voter turnout of 48% till 6 pm, witnessed a protest from the voters, who objected to a banner of the incumbent Congress MLA and home minister Ramalinga Reddy pinned to a tree near a polling booth at Tavarekere.&nbsp;

A voter, who wished not to be identified, said, &ldquo;This is a clear violation of the rules laid down by the Election Commission. How can anybody put up a party&rsquo;s banner near the polling booth on the election day?&rdquo;&nbsp;

Mr Lallesh Reddy, the BJP candidate from BTM Layout, alleged that government officials were indulging in poll rigging in the constituency. &nbsp;He said that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagare Palike (BBMP) has given voter identity cards to the people, but collected them back when they came out of the polling booths after voting. &nbsp;

The BBMP South witnessed a turnout of 47.5% with voters standing in long winding queues till 6 in the evening. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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